Is there a brass ceiling for women in law enforcement? Of course there is. But don’t take my word for it. Just look at data from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Center for Women & Policing, and the personal stories of women who broke through the barriers to achieve command positions.
IACP’s ad hoc committee on women in policing reports that of 800 agencies surveyed by telephone, there are few women in policing, compared to their male counterparts — and that women officers still face bias from male officers. According to the IACP, most departments lack strategies for recruiting women, and once they get there, women officers face gender discrimination and sexual harassment...